Nagato listened to Obito's heartfelt words and, for a moment, actually wanted to believe him.
For no other reason than that he was simply too sincere!
But Nagato had not forgotten Konan's warning. His emotions had nearly made him blurt out an immediate agreement to Obito, but then he remembered the intelligence Konan had risked her life to gather on the battlefield and immediately deliver to him.
She had even specifically warned him at the end that he absolutely had to wait for her return before making a decision.
Thus, Nagato fell silent again for a long while. His mind rapidly processed the intelligence Konan had given him and Obito's earlier remarks.
After comparing the two, he still noticed some suspicious details and looked expressionlessly at Obito.
"Even if what you said is true, why can't I deactivate my Rinnegan?"
"As far as I know, my condition is the same as that of outsiders who have transplanted Sharingan."
"My Rinnegan cannot be deactivated, constantly consuming my Chakra."
"Clearly, these cannot be my own eyes."
Nagato found the flaw in Obito's rhetoric and questioned him.
Obito was not at all surprised by Nagato's question.
Because this had been part of his plan! Rather than completely repeating the rhetoric Black Zetsu had taught him, he had cleverly embellished it.
After Madara had been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, he had suddenly sensed an abnormality in his heart. It reminded him that Nagato's heart also bore a cursed seal capable of controlling Nagato's life and death.
Though the sensation from his heart had been incredibly faint, it still made him suspicious. So, after leaving the secret base where he and Black Zetsu cultivated White Zetsu, he tried piercing his own heart with a ninja tool.
Sure enough, he simply could not do